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Yes, but he was ‘lucky’ at Derby, Chelsea and then Everton. The common denominator is that Lampard, for all his perceived and real faults, is at least good at developing talent. We’ve got bags of it in our team and a few additions I believe we’ll have a great team. I wouldn’t turn round and say...

I also think these things take more time than they realise. For example, people need to be available for interviews, they need time to get their people in and bringing them in at a point that’s ideal for the players too. If we weren’t going to get a manager announced before tomorrow, then we’re...

Right, so you’re using ‘x’ stats to justify this. Fair enough, these are only KPIs and whilst they have their uses, the actual stats for each category were: 6th in points 6th in GF = 6th in GA 6th in GD Based on all of this, they deservedly finished in the playoffs. Derby’s points total was 74...

Lampard’s Derby team was not stronger than Villa or Leeds. On what metrics was his time in the Championship ‘woeful?’ I don’t think you’re being fair to say Lampard didn’t develop Mount (or anyone else). He came to Derby as an Eredivisie player, became a top Championship player and the season...

Tomori and Wilson had one good half season at Hull and Mount had played in the Eredivisie before joining Derby. Lampard developed others at Chelsea and at Everton he gave Gordon his big break through. Credit is given where it’s due. The point here is that a) it wasn’t that well known these...

People make these statements with hindsight. Robins and his staff got the most of the players on this list and likewise, Derby under Lampard developed a lot of great talent. Mason Mount is the best example, he went from Championship playoff standard to Top 4 and England international in the...

No. people don’t want to consider on the merits of Lampard. He developed Mount, Tomori, Abraham, Gordon, Wilson and a few others. His track record in developing young players is impressive.

Top 6 in the playoffs with an impressive 2 leg win over Bielsa’s Leeds. He kept Everton up in his next job and that role is a poisoned chalice. Dyche is doing a better job but that’s not a blot of Lampard’s career. Dyche has established himself as one of the best managers for upper...

Disagree. This is the kind of project Lampard needs at this point in his career. He went down the fast track route at Derby and then Chelsea and that didn’t end well. A good 2-4 season with us, a promotion and maybe keeping us up would do his reputation a world of good. His spells at Everton...

Agreed. For a lot of coaches, there’s an element of luck in being the right manager for the right club. Like what we had with Robins or Luton with Nathan Jones. The club seems to be in a better place to provide the conditions and the environment that will make managers and playing staff alike...

Literally all the candidates linked with the job. Including people like; Keane, Rowett, Skubala, Eustace, Bloomfield, Rosenior. Take your pick from the names off of this list. https://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/coventry/next-permanent-manager

I don’t think they would, the only people ‘laughing’ at us are Prem/top end Championship clubs who are, frankly, above our level. A lot of neutral pundits look at what Robins has achieved for us as a whole (rightly so) but ignore where we want to be i.e. the Prem. Our form over 30-odd games and...

Meeting expectations is not a bad thing thing. Considering Chelsea had lost Hazard and were under a transfer embargo, that 4th place finish was respectable, he developed a big crop of talented players that raised significant sums of money for their FFP. As for his record against the Top 4, he...

Had it not been for the Greece loss, Carsley would’ve been offered the role full time imo. I genuinely think it could’ve been a mistake hiring Tuchel so soon after that loss.

How do you define average? A Top 4 finish in the Prem and finals in the Championship playoffs and in the FA Cup is hardly average for a Championship team hiring a manager. I like Carsley, however, he’s the only ‘viable’ candidate that hasn’t applied as far as we know. No major media source has...

Is Robins as achievements delegitimised because he had Gyokeres and Hamer playing for him in 2022/23? If your answer is no, the same logic applies to Lampard too.

There you go. With all due respect to Robins, I always felt like it was the right man, right club combination and I’m sceptical he’ll replicate his success with us with another Championship club. That’s something I always felt to be the case even at his peak with us. Who would your preferred...

He’s finished in the top 4 of the Prem and kept Everton up in the Prem. These aren’t insignificant achievements. Again, he isn’t joining a Prem team, we’re a Championship club. This isn’t a Rooney type situation, Lampard has managed in the Championship and got to a playoff final which is what we...

All due respect to Robins, his achievements before coming to us amount to nothing of note. Lampard has made a playoff and FA cup final as well as a Top 4 Prem finish. That’s going to be a higher calibre than any other manager in the hat. RVN had a good run at Man U, finished 2nd at PSV and won...

I genuinely think Lampard was probably the most qualified manager in the hat. Personally, would’ve preferred RVN but I never felt like he was down for it. From his perspective, I felt like he was holding out for a lower end Prem/upper Championship job. As for Lampard, this is make or break for...